About a year ago David O'Connell mentioned that he was going to draw a scene in Tozo that needed a lot of people, and asked for anyone who wanted to appear in it to let him know. I volunteered Julius Chancer and Lily Lawrence from The Rainbow Orchid, and now you can see the wonderful result - click here to see it in its full glory. What a lot of work - but well worth it. Who else do you recognise?

I also wanted to remind you that Dave Shelton's Good Dog, Bad Dog is out next week from David Fickling Books. It's the first of three DFC Library books to be released, with more to follow later in the year. You can even buy it through my shop if you want, and you can read a preview here.

And finally, a little mention of a superb comic I just read, A Drifting Life by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. It's an autobiographical tale that focuses on the author's journey from manga fan to manga professional, coming of age in the 1950s golden era of Japanese comics. It's one of those books where I just had to keep reading 'one more chapter' - and ended up reading several late into the night. Highly recommended, especially if you make comics or love manga.